“…Regarding the valence state of elements, Tl 1+ /Tl 3+ , Cr 2+ /Cr 3+ /Cr 4+ /Cr 5+ /Cr 6+ , Se 4+ /Se 6+ , Ba 2+ , Sr 2+ , Ca 2+ , and Cu 2+ /Cu 3+ are the possible valence of the ions in the Tl 1−x X x (Ba,Sr)CaCu 2 O 7 superconductor with X = Cr and Se, respectively. Tl, Cr, and Se were found to favor a single valence state in the Tl-1212 phase with Tl 3+ [35], Cr 3+ [8,26], and Se 4+ [5,16,30]. Interestingly, the role of Cr in the Tl-1212 phase is highly distinctive and merits specific consideration.…”